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Health bill poised to pass US Senate test
A broad healthcare overhaul was poised to clear its first US Senate hurdle as the last wavering senators said they would vote to begin debate on the legislation, giving Democrats the 60 votes they need
‘Civilian surge’ to help Afghanistan
As training for 36 officials begins in the US, questions about political goals remain
Obama healthcare drive faces critical vote
Barack Obama faces the next big test of its push for healthcare reform Saturday evening when the Senate meets to decide whether to proceed to a debate on its $848bn draft legislation
Germany warns US on market bubbles
Germany’s new finance minister has echoed Chinese warnings about the growing threat of fresh global asset price bubbles, fuelled by low US interest rates and a weak dollar
Long View: Fears of US double-dip recession
Government props are still essential, not least in the housing markets. Sustaining these is not easy, writes Aline van Duyn
Foreign policy tests Obama-Clinton bond
A bond between president and the secretary of state helps when it comes to executing foreign policy. While Mrs Clinton’s relationship with Mr Obama is cordial, one would be hard-pressed to call them buddies
Closing credits roll for Oprah
A tearful Oprah Winfrey said she had decided ‘after much prayer and months of careful thought’ that the Oprah Winfrey Show would finish in 2011
Outside Edge: A woman’s fight to air her dirty laundry
Carin Froehlich of Perkasie (home town of Miss Pennsylvania 1971, apparently) has been warned not to dry her laundry on a clothesline outside, following two complaints from neighbours, writes Matthew Engel
Informant says Galleon tips came from Asia
The scope and complexity of the alleged insider trading ring involving Galleon are thrown into relief after it emerges that one informant was given trading tips by a source in Asia
House vote puts focus on tougher Fed scrutiny
Ron Paul, the Texan Republican congressman, edges closer to realising a decades-long ambition to impose tougher congressional scrutiny on the Federal Reserve
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